Split Reed Wicker & Bamboo Lounge Chairs & Ottoman - 3 Pieces
A pair of Henry Link wicker lounge chairs
with single ottoman. Sculptural design, structurally very solid.
Upholstery is in Fair condition with some wear, foam is soft and
comfortable. Original white-washed finish. Each chair measures 28.25ʺW × 28ʺD × 28ʺH. Seat height 17.5". Ottoman measures 24"W 24"L
17.5"H (including cushion). SHIPPING $165.
HENRY LINK:
Henry Talmadge Link
(b.1889 d.1983) had been a banker in Lexington, N.C., and New York
before he organized Dixie Furniture Company in 1936 with 90 employees.
In 1940, after visits to automobile factories in Detroit, he equipped
Dixie Furniture Company with motorized conveyors. This introduced the
industry to mass production, which changed the way furniture assembly
lines moved the product through the plant.
His first introduction
was a five-piece mahogany suite which, with a few minor changes and
additions, was still in the product line as late as 1986. One million
pieces had been manufactured by 1960.
A man of great business
acumen, he early associated himself with his nephew, J. Smith Young, and
son-in-law, E. Bruce Hinkle. Link-Taylor, a model factory, was built in
1949-50. Young-Hinkle started in 1962, Dixie-Linwood was built in 1972,
and Wicker by Henry Link began in 1984.
For nearly half a
century, Mr. Link was the man at the helm, and Dixie grew and spread to
become the largest manufacturer of bedroom furniture in the world. A man
of vision, Henry Link accompanied then governor of North Carolina,
Luther Hodges, to Europe in the 1950s in search of business for the
furniture industry.
"We have had many fine men in the industrial
life of Lexington, N.C., but we have not produced any greater than Henry
T. Link. His business achievements, moral influence, philanthropy, and
community leadership make his life a hallmark of success." (L.A. Martin,
News Historian) He was inducted into the American Furniture Hall of
Fame in 1998.
SOURCE: American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame
